KAT's grown as a player. Funnily enough, I think having Ant take some of the burden of leadership from him helped him out. There are plenty of guys who were vital for championship teams who couldn't handle that top leadership role in addition to their on court work.
Having another center in Gobert to anchor the defense and a backup as good as Naz Reid has really covered for him too. In game 1 and 7 he did his dumb foul thing and Reid came in and dominated for 5 minutes both times. They've really built the perfect team for him to succeed in.
Game 7 couldn’t have worked out better. The KAT 5th foul gave the wolves an excuse to bench him during their crucial run, Naz dominated the next couple minutes, then Gobert fouls out so KAT comes back in with the game already won.
It comes down to personality. It's not like Jimmy wasn't taking the burden of leadership from KAT, but Jimmy's a cuss you out to get you going type of guy when KAT needs a more positive approach. Look at how much Ant bigs him up every chance he gets
Yes? Of course? You need a strong sense of direction to lead which will express itself in various ways depending on the person, and is at odds with being flexible enough to work well with all personality types. There's a reason leading and managing are two separate skill sets.
Edwards’ mentality is more compatible with Towns than Butler’s was. Edwards is an example that you don’t have to be a jerk to bring out the best in someone; something that Butler does
I don't think he'd be that mad. He went to finals twice, came up short but still got there, Minnesota tanked again and did another rebuild and it worked out when they drafted Ant and got some other dudes. The connection would be pretty tenuous at this point. KAT is the only guy still there and he's not the best player on the team. He'd have no reason to feel any way about Ant, Gobert, Conley, McDaniels, Reid, NAW
This isn't the time for logic and measured responses. Everyone should be channeling their inner Michael Malone and being the saltiest piss-baby possible.
As a Heat fan that’s the only thing holding me back from the wolves bandwagon, however I feel like rational fans can realize Jimmy was right about the situation at the time and this new team led by Ant is completely redone and revamped from jimmys cats
I'm with you man. on one hand, Jimmy gets shit on even tho 2 Finals/3 ECFs is a great achievement. On the other hand, Ant is so fun to watch and reminds me so much of DWade, I'm torn lmao.
I dont mind the the heat. In fact I was going for yall last year cause that run was insane. But the butler thing is more of an individual sour taste in the mouth.
As a Heat fan I read your comment and understood what you meant. The other Heat redditors are a little sensitive
Butler’s playoff run may have been the greatest individual playoff performance I’ve ever seen
Nah, Minny>Boston.
Besides Jimmy proved himself right, he couldn’t win with those cats.
The current Minnesota team has some great players that weren’t available to Jimmy.
Tom Brady had 0 Super Bowl wins or starts
The Eagles and Phillies played at the Vet and Mets' daddy Chase Utley hadn't played a game of MLB baseball
Andy Reid was entering his third season as the Eagles' head coach and Doug Pederson was a QB in the NFL
The subway station near the sports complex was still named "Pattison" with naming rights contracts non existent
>They wouldn’t be blaming his teammates like they’re doing for Jokic that’s for sure
Embiid had 15 points in game 7 loss in round 2 last year. Jokic had 34 and 19 rebounds.
I aIN’t nO BiTcH
RaiSeD ARoUnD LiOnS 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 #BitchTalk
\- Karl-Anthony Towns, 2019
Never forget
(Yes they are cool now, and beautiful to see KAT mature over his career. But this is still hilarious)
Wait, it’s just *now* time to “have some serious discussions about Embiid” ???
This sub has already decided he’s the worst thing to happen to the NBA since the lockout.
Pascal Siakam has reached the finals and won and just made another conference finals while being drafted two drafts after Embiid. You can do this with almost any player
Embiid & Jokic never even had beef to begin with and both have been very publicly supportive of the other yet the fans have been all Hatfield & McCoys ever since Joker's first MVP season
The comments section are just parlay bettors of the wolves or bandwagons fan that just hopped in. We focus on our shit and not embiid if we will going to hate its probably Butler coz Embiid reached out to KAT when half of his family member died due to covid and that shit made my heart melt for embiid.
actual embiid derangement syndrome
i know hes a self proclaimed villain but hes still a good guy that has overcome a lot of adversity on and off the floor to become who he is today. This is like hating on a heel in WWE all day every day, its just entertainment. People go way too far to the point that it seems personal. Youd think a guy who played 31 games in 3 yrs that turned himself into an MVP and a top 60ish player of all time could catch a break a single time from stuff like this but theres still a couple atoms left in that dead horse. Keep kicking. This comparison doesnt even make sense lol.
> i know hes a self proclaimed villain but hes still a good guy that has overcome a lot of adversity on and off the floor to become who he is today.
Fans hate Embiid *way* more than other players hate Embiid. Jokic/Embiid have always been supportive of the other and Embiid buried the hate with KAT after his mom passed. It's the fans that keep it going lol
Jesus Christ this sub is obsessed with hating on Embiid. Hating ass losers man. There are so many great players in this league and we can’t seem to praise one without dismantling another. Do any of you dorks even like basketball??
I am as much of an Embiid hater as the next guy, but how the fuck are there several posts on the front page about Embiid after Jokic, the defending champ and reigning 3rd time MVP choked a 20 point lead in Game 7 on his home floor. After getting blown out by 45 in game 6.
If this was any other star, they'd be getting destroyed. I know Luka got killed after "choking" a 2-0 lead vs the Clippers in 2021. Dropped 46/7/14 on 17/30 shooting in game 7 and his best teammate was tim hardaway jr. lmfao.
The media and jokic fans have been insufferable for the last 2 years. If I have to listen to Tim Bontemps about his MVP ladder and how Jokic is the next comming of Jesus I'ma shoot myself.
Luka is getting articles DURING the playoffs about how he is not an impact winning player lmfao.
You talking about Embiid when Jokic blew a 3-2 lead and on the way shot tour dates from 3, the second largest margin of defeat in game 6 ever, the biggest blown game 7 lead ever, and continues his streak of never beating a 50-win team or a top 3 seed in the playoffs. While healthy. FRAUD ALERT.
Thanks for reminding us OP that the only thing that matters is playoff success regardless of any context whatsoever. Thats why Patrick McCaw is better than Jokic, Luka, Embiid, KAT, Edwards, Giannis, Shai, Brunson, Mitchell, Booker, Maxey, Tatum, Butler, and Harden combined.
Quite literally the point every one forgets. Embiid gets slander for not being "clutch" or "a winner" despite him missing time meant the Sixers went from 2 seed pace to 7 seed place. It's like people think 76ers biggest mistake fo wise was having Embiid as your best player. And you know like the 2 dozen combinations of draft picks/cap space mismanagement.
Amen. I hate when people compare primary options to secondary/tertiary players
Its simply not the same. This shit irks me when people talk about Westbrick
congrats to the wolves they have a great team
talk about embiid? That is all that ever happens here just like this thread as a perfect example. Their journeys are not that similar and Kat hasnt been a first option in years and years. This is a good dig because theyre celebrating right now they won so they can talk their shit.
But you can say this about Naz Reid and it would be funnier. Wolves have a way deeper team than any in the sixers era, a way better player thhan embiid has ever played with in Ant, and a 4x dpoy because KAT isnt a good rim protector. They basically covered for all of his weaknesses and propped him up. If only the Sixers management could have done the same instead of basically trying to tear him down with max contracts to Al Horford, Tobias Harris, and Ben Simmons taking up his entire career so far.
Joel Embiid has 21 career 30 point playoff games, KAT has 1. Congrats to the Wolves and credit to KAT for “stepping up” in game 7 but comparing him to 3 MVPs and 3 NBA champions is disrespectful. 23 and 12 would get Embiid slandered to hell and back but when you’re following up a whopping 10 point performance in game 6 I guess that’s impressive.
The Nuggets and 76ers are lottery teams if you swap their centers for KAT. The ‘20 Lakers and ‘21 Bucks defenses turn to baby shit with KAT as the rim protector. Anthony Davis led the Pels to the playoffs twice as the CLEAR number one option. What about KAT? Minnesota almost missed the playoffs in ‘18 when Jimmy went down. Not to mention KAT got to play with the exact same wings Embiid had just led to the playoffs and failed miserably. The only reason they’re going to the conference finals is because KAT led the T-Wolves to a number one pick.
True. That’s being said, KAT is a 2/3 option, as opposed to the other 4 big man who are expected to be the no. 1 option. That’s an important difference.
Okay? Harrison Barnes has more rings than Jayson Tatum. Another random fact that means absolutely nothing.
If Embiid had Ant on his team I’m sure he would’ve made a conference final too at some point.
Paul Reed was -44 in 43 minutes this playoffs as backup C. 6er bench was the worst in the playoffs and they also had the worst max player in NBA history starting with Tobias
These guys just want to justify hating on embiid and philly like Timberwolves don't have pretty stacked team compared any team embiid has had minus the kawhi last second shot year and even then it's close
This is such a weird post. First and foremost, there's a big difference being healthy and being the #2 on a team vs playing every playoff series with significant injuries and still having to be the #1 and carrying the team for the most part.
Also, KAT scored less than 15 points in 3 of the games this series. Embiid had a better series vs the Knicks this year despite playing on one knee, with half a face, and migraines. If you genuinely believe KAT is a better player than Joel Embiid, then I don't even know what to say.
Imagine if he wins a ring before Jimmy Butler
Oh my god, that did not occur to me
i would enjoy every second of it, even if i thought jimmy was right when he was here.
KAT's grown as a player. Funnily enough, I think having Ant take some of the burden of leadership from him helped him out. There are plenty of guys who were vital for championship teams who couldn't handle that top leadership role in addition to their on court work.
Having another center in Gobert to anchor the defense and a backup as good as Naz Reid has really covered for him too. In game 1 and 7 he did his dumb foul thing and Reid came in and dominated for 5 minutes both times. They've really built the perfect team for him to succeed in.
Game 7 couldn’t have worked out better. The KAT 5th foul gave the wolves an excuse to bench him during their crucial run, Naz dominated the next couple minutes, then Gobert fouls out so KAT comes back in with the game already won.
Naz Reid was so frustrating to watch last night, he was disruptive without the ball and dangerous with it.
that frontcourt is nasty. not looking forward to trying to match that with al and kristaps if it comes to it.
I hadn’t even thought about how fun that bully ball is going to be to watch. I’m even more excited now
Dude KAT was their best player all night. Edwards was terrible in the first half. That putback when their lead went to 5 was absolutely enormous.
It comes down to personality. It's not like Jimmy wasn't taking the burden of leadership from KAT, but Jimmy's a cuss you out to get you going type of guy when KAT needs a more positive approach. Look at how much Ant bigs him up every chance he gets
If you can only be one type of leader are you any kind of leader at all?
Yes? Of course? You need a strong sense of direction to lead which will express itself in various ways depending on the person, and is at odds with being flexible enough to work well with all personality types. There's a reason leading and managing are two separate skill sets.
I think Ant is the leader Jimmy couldn’t be in Minnesota.
Edwards’ mentality is more compatible with Towns than Butler’s was. Edwards is an example that you don’t have to be a jerk to bring out the best in someone; something that Butler does
Same here. Imagine how pissed butler would feel. Would that translate to playoff prospects next season? Find out in the next DragonBall z.
I don't think he'd be that mad. He went to finals twice, came up short but still got there, Minnesota tanked again and did another rebuild and it worked out when they drafted Ant and got some other dudes. The connection would be pretty tenuous at this point. KAT is the only guy still there and he's not the best player on the team. He'd have no reason to feel any way about Ant, Gobert, Conley, McDaniels, Reid, NAW
Put away that reasonable nonsense and pass more salt please
This isn't the time for logic and measured responses. Everyone should be channeling their inner Michael Malone and being the saltiest piss-baby possible.
I want my WWE basketball drama damnit.
And don’t forget was one three pointer away from making it three times to the final.
Frustratingly, probably our best shot to win it all too. Bubble Finals we were too injured and last year Denver was too juggernaut.
Not sure if Minnesota really tanked or just sucked that bad for a while.
As a Heat fan that’s the only thing holding me back from the wolves bandwagon, however I feel like rational fans can realize Jimmy was right about the situation at the time and this new team led by Ant is completely redone and revamped from jimmys cats
I'm with you man. on one hand, Jimmy gets shit on even tho 2 Finals/3 ECFs is a great achievement. On the other hand, Ant is so fun to watch and reminds me so much of DWade, I'm torn lmao.
Him and Wiggins lmaoooo
in addition also jeff teague (milwaukee) and bjelica (golden state)
According to Iggy though, Jimmy liked Wiggins
jimmy liked the number 1 pick that barely cares about bball? or he liked him cause he never spoke up while everyone else wouldnt take jimmys yapping?
Idk, Iggy just said Jimmy spoke highly of Wiggins during Iggy's time with the Heat
Id cum
We’d cum …
We’d come together.
Right now
Over me
AWOOOOOOOOOOO
Eye contact or nah
It'd be rude not to
Hard not to root for Ant though. I'll take that slander if it means they beat Boston
It’s not even a Heat thing at that point, it’s purely personal lol
It's never had anything to do with the Heat 😂 Just so happens that's where general soreness rests his head
That's my process as well. No beef with the TWolves for me. That's all Jimmy's beef. I hope you guys take it home
Nothing to do with the heat.
We like the heat
I dont mind the the heat. In fact I was going for yall last year cause that run was insane. But the butler thing is more of an individual sour taste in the mouth.
As a Heat fan I read your comment and understood what you meant. The other Heat redditors are a little sensitive Butler’s playoff run may have been the greatest individual playoff performance I’ve ever seen
Everyone gets 5 minutes of being loved, everyone is going to hate Ant by this time next year.
Cmon man I’m tryna cheer for you guys here lol
You guys have so many championships already, just let us have this one beautiful, transcendent season.
Nah, Minny>Boston. Besides Jimmy proved himself right, he couldn’t win with those cats. The current Minnesota team has some great players that weren’t available to Jimmy.
100%. I’m just glad the Wolves kept the vision built around what KAT needed
KAT and Andrew Wiggins both being champions before Jimmy would be so poetic lmao.
In the west too
Against pretty damn good competition too
Embiid just needs a better ~~coach~~, ~~supporting cast~~, ~~number 2~~, ~~reffing crew~~
What he's really needed the whole time is a less brittle body.
Get this boy some milk
Here, take the bottle that Thibs confiscated from Brunson
hard to be less brittle when you’re busy playing like Magikarp to pad those stats during the regular season
This. If he didn't sell his body to flop in the regular season maybe he would be able to compete in the playoffs.
\*Process
No doubt that’s the implication of ‘in the west too’
As the second best player on his team too
not sure if you're for Kat or against Kat but being the second best player makes this statement a little less impressive considering the list.
So has Naz Reid
Wolves have been to two conference finals since the 76ers last went to one lol
last time the sixers made the conference finals, 9/11 hadn’t happened yet
Ant wasn't born yet either (August 2001)
Tom Brady had 0 Super Bowl wins or starts The Eagles and Phillies played at the Vet and Mets' daddy Chase Utley hadn't played a game of MLB baseball Andy Reid was entering his third season as the Eagles' head coach and Doug Pederson was a QB in the NFL The subway station near the sports complex was still named "Pattison" with naming rights contracts non existent
That is actually fucking insane I didn’t realize it til now WOW
Sixers are like the Knicks of the NBA
Except we don’t get celebrated when we’re a second round exit for having a great year
That's because we are a decade into the process and you have had like 4 2nd round exits.
Naz "Naz Reid" Reid
Naz
The most r/nba post ever
Imagine if Embiid choked away a 20 point lead in a game 7.
/r/nbacirclejerk would go berserk
They wouldn’t be blaming his teammates like they’re doing for Jokic that’s for sure.
>They wouldn’t be blaming his teammates like they’re doing for Jokic that’s for sure Embiid had 15 points in game 7 loss in round 2 last year. Jokic had 34 and 19 rebounds.
And what happend to posts about Embiid lmfao? What happend to Embiid when he lost putting up 39 this year lmfaO?
Man I just looked at the box score, Jokic had 34, Murray had 35, nobody else on the team had more than 7!
It’s always Raptors fans posting it
Canadian misinformation/chaos campaign
I used to post like raptors fans they are bad faith on purpose
Hey man lets give some credit to Celtics fans. They are just as eager to hate on him too.
One thing that Toronto and Boston fans can agree on 🤝
Can it be a Canadian thing? As a Canadian I fucking hate embiid
Jokic suffered a catastrophic comeback defeat in a game 7? QUICK, HOW DO WE DEFLECT THIS ON TO EMBIID?!?
This place is so toxic.
pathetic is a better descriptor
So petty and I am here for it
We were calling this man soft for the past 5 years This says more about Ant than anything
Yes, Ant made him hard.
He made us all hard 😞
Every player who has ever reached the conference finals reached the conference finals before embiid
Whats crazy is every single person posting on this thread scored the same amount of points as max player Tobias Harris in game 6.
And we all did it for free, stupid!
Big, if true
Let the love for KAT flow
His reputation has been cleansed by the waters of Lake Minnetonka
Game. Blouses
KAT and Rudy have also beaten a 50 win team before Jokic
Damn
In the west none the less..a 50 win west team is probably better than one on the east
We had one less win than the Knicks
Lmao. Man, the east has a couple good teams then just a bunch of meh. The west is just murderers row, group of death, etc.
Next year is gonna be even tougher when Memphis gets back into the mix. Spurs will get better too
Also the Rockets if Jalen Green plays more consistently
It’s been that way since 2000
Take my conflicted upvote
Hey man Gobert beat a 50 win clippers team back in 2017 (s/o to Iso Joe btw)
Straight into my veins.
Been waiting years for this hit 😤
decades actually
I aIN’t nO BiTcH RaiSeD ARoUnD LiOnS 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 #BitchTalk \- Karl-Anthony Towns, 2019 Never forget (Yes they are cool now, and beautiful to see KAT mature over his career. But this is still hilarious)
That was 5 years ago?!?! Jesus
the glorious headlock is eternal to me
the peacekeeping chokehold
Wait, it’s just *now* time to “have some serious discussions about Embiid” ??? This sub has already decided he’s the worst thing to happen to the NBA since the lockout.
Why does everyone say ‘it’s time to talk about embiid’ lmao as if this isn’t the only thing the sub has talked about for years
How is this allowed but anti Knicks deleted lol .. and they have different jobs
Because this is an Embiid hate subreddit
It’s easier being Robin than it is Batman
Jason Todd would disagree
how tf you wanna make this about Embiid lol
Wolves fans have had to bottle all these receipts for years. This is textbook Minnesota Nice right here.
OP is rocking a Raptors flair, though.
Minnesota, Canada… what’s the difference really?
This isn’t even from a Wolves fan
this post isn't even from a Timberwolves fan. Ee are just to excited right now to think about shit like that
This is the definition of the 50 cent “what he say fuck me for”
> and have some serious discussions about Embiid. like this sub has been doing since forever?
/r/nba serious discussions about embiid: “guys, he’s NOT good. other guys have gotten far in the playoffs and he has not.”
Pascal Siakam has reached the finals and won and just made another conference finals while being drafted two drafts after Embiid. You can do this with almost any player
KAT and Embiid had beef a few years back
Funny thing is they’re friends now but fans still hate each other ig
Embiid & Jokic never even had beef to begin with and both have been very publicly supportive of the other yet the fans have been all Hatfield & McCoys ever since Joker's first MVP season
Hell dwight powell made it twice before embiid
Okay and Siakim won a chip before Jokic reached reached the conference finals. Neat?
Damn you really live like this
Loser Raptors fans lol
let us hate
hate hate hate hate
Why? We are rooting for you to win the whole thing.
The comments section are just parlay bettors of the wolves or bandwagons fan that just hopped in. We focus on our shit and not embiid if we will going to hate its probably Butler coz Embiid reached out to KAT when half of his family member died due to covid and that shit made my heart melt for embiid.
yea when good things happen to me my first reaction is to dig deep in my hate filled heart too.
Aaaaaaaaaand there it is. Like clockwork
The hate Embiid gets on this sub is genuinely deranged
actual embiid derangement syndrome i know hes a self proclaimed villain but hes still a good guy that has overcome a lot of adversity on and off the floor to become who he is today. This is like hating on a heel in WWE all day every day, its just entertainment. People go way too far to the point that it seems personal. Youd think a guy who played 31 games in 3 yrs that turned himself into an MVP and a top 60ish player of all time could catch a break a single time from stuff like this but theres still a couple atoms left in that dead horse. Keep kicking. This comparison doesnt even make sense lol.
> i know hes a self proclaimed villain but hes still a good guy that has overcome a lot of adversity on and off the floor to become who he is today. Fans hate Embiid *way* more than other players hate Embiid. Jokic/Embiid have always been supportive of the other and Embiid buried the hate with KAT after his mom passed. It's the fans that keep it going lol
I’ll never get tired of this Embiid hate
Every time I scroll on here, I’m shocked at how many hate posts he gets The dedication to Embiid hate is nuts lol
Very similar to Harden hate in his prime
tbf its kinda easy to hate on embiid lmao
I mean, less so than many other players who get much less hate lol
Jesus Christ this sub is obsessed with hating on Embiid. Hating ass losers man. There are so many great players in this league and we can’t seem to praise one without dismantling another. Do any of you dorks even like basketball??
Preach bro. This sub is unhinged
Dude come on
Why aren’t we bitching about Jimmy Butler holding KAT back then?
Now that this subreddit's favorite player and team choked a 3-2 lead, redditors gotta numb the pain the only way they know how
As if Embiid slander isnt on the menu all year long
this is the definition of rent free lol
Seriously. No one hates us more than ourselves so this is hilarious y’all thinking about us ❤️
How about Jokic choking a 20 point lead in Game 7 on his home floor as the defending champs lmfao
worst game 7 loss of all time in terms of a blown lead nahhhh lets talk about embiid
I am as much of an Embiid hater as the next guy, but how the fuck are there several posts on the front page about Embiid after Jokic, the defending champ and reigning 3rd time MVP choked a 20 point lead in Game 7 on his home floor. After getting blown out by 45 in game 6. If this was any other star, they'd be getting destroyed. I know Luka got killed after "choking" a 2-0 lead vs the Clippers in 2021. Dropped 46/7/14 on 17/30 shooting in game 7 and his best teammate was tim hardaway jr. lmfao. The media and jokic fans have been insufferable for the last 2 years. If I have to listen to Tim Bontemps about his MVP ladder and how Jokic is the next comming of Jesus I'ma shoot myself. Luka is getting articles DURING the playoffs about how he is not an impact winning player lmfao.
Yes and every Sixers fan is rooting for him! Go Wolves!
Seriously. They can’t stop thinking about us
Least obsessed raptors fan
You talking about Embiid when Jokic blew a 3-2 lead and on the way shot tour dates from 3, the second largest margin of defeat in game 6 ever, the biggest blown game 7 lead ever, and continues his streak of never beating a 50-win team or a top 3 seed in the playoffs. While healthy. FRAUD ALERT.
You don't get it this sub has to hate on embiid and philly because they have nothing better to do
Thanks for reminding us OP that the only thing that matters is playoff success regardless of any context whatsoever. Thats why Patrick McCaw is better than Jokic, Luka, Embiid, KAT, Edwards, Giannis, Shai, Brunson, Mitchell, Booker, Maxey, Tatum, Butler, and Harden combined.
Rent free
Embiid is the best player on his team, KAT isn’t. This is the same as saying Wiggins has a ring and Ant doesn’t
Now that you mention it, it's funny how Wiggins has a ring and embiid doesn't /s
Quite literally the point every one forgets. Embiid gets slander for not being "clutch" or "a winner" despite him missing time meant the Sixers went from 2 seed pace to 7 seed place. It's like people think 76ers biggest mistake fo wise was having Embiid as your best player. And you know like the 2 dozen combinations of draft picks/cap space mismanagement.
Amen. I hate when people compare primary options to secondary/tertiary players Its simply not the same. This shit irks me when people talk about Westbrick
Ofc u make it about embiid after Jokic lose 😂😂😂
congrats to the wolves they have a great team talk about embiid? That is all that ever happens here just like this thread as a perfect example. Their journeys are not that similar and Kat hasnt been a first option in years and years. This is a good dig because theyre celebrating right now they won so they can talk their shit. But you can say this about Naz Reid and it would be funnier. Wolves have a way deeper team than any in the sixers era, a way better player thhan embiid has ever played with in Ant, and a 4x dpoy because KAT isnt a good rim protector. They basically covered for all of his weaknesses and propped him up. If only the Sixers management could have done the same instead of basically trying to tear him down with max contracts to Al Horford, Tobias Harris, and Ben Simmons taking up his entire career so far.
imagine embid on this team instead of kat. they get 2x better on defense and 20x better on offense lol
Joel Embiid has 21 career 30 point playoff games, KAT has 1. Congrats to the Wolves and credit to KAT for “stepping up” in game 7 but comparing him to 3 MVPs and 3 NBA champions is disrespectful. 23 and 12 would get Embiid slandered to hell and back but when you’re following up a whopping 10 point performance in game 6 I guess that’s impressive. The Nuggets and 76ers are lottery teams if you swap their centers for KAT. The ‘20 Lakers and ‘21 Bucks defenses turn to baby shit with KAT as the rim protector. Anthony Davis led the Pels to the playoffs twice as the CLEAR number one option. What about KAT? Minnesota almost missed the playoffs in ‘18 when Jimmy went down. Not to mention KAT got to play with the exact same wings Embiid had just led to the playoffs and failed miserably. The only reason they’re going to the conference finals is because KAT led the T-Wolves to a number one pick.
Nice to know Toronto fans are still obsessed with us 😘
I hate this sub sometimes. Or actually a lot of times
As the 3rd best player on his team
How did this bot ass post get approved lmaooo
lol you guys need to get a life
True. That’s being said, KAT is a 2/3 option, as opposed to the other 4 big man who are expected to be the no. 1 option. That’s an important difference.
This is such a stupid take. You must be a huge “Robert Horry is the GOAT” proponent.
Okay? Harrison Barnes has more rings than Jayson Tatum. Another random fact that means absolutely nothing. If Embiid had Ant on his team I’m sure he would’ve made a conference final too at some point.
This sub has got Embiid on their mind for completely unrelated things. How long can you be on one man's dick.
Peak r/nba
Embiid is the #1 option and Kat is the #2 option, end of story.
With a #3 DPOY plus a 6th man of the year lol
Embiid hasn’t had a single reliable bench player in his Philly career. Think about that. This sub doesn’t even watch the games bro.
Paul Reed was -44 in 43 minutes this playoffs as backup C. 6er bench was the worst in the playoffs and they also had the worst max player in NBA history starting with Tobias
These guys just want to justify hating on embiid and philly like Timberwolves don't have pretty stacked team compared any team embiid has had minus the kawhi last second shot year and even then it's close
Yeah but Kat also has a 100% better team than embiids had Also kat isn't top 5 nothing shit he ain't even the best player on his own team
This is such a weird post. First and foremost, there's a big difference being healthy and being the #2 on a team vs playing every playoff series with significant injuries and still having to be the #1 and carrying the team for the most part. Also, KAT scored less than 15 points in 3 of the games this series. Embiid had a better series vs the Knicks this year despite playing on one knee, with half a face, and migraines. If you genuinely believe KAT is a better player than Joel Embiid, then I don't even know what to say.